Cessna 421B N1969J
16 August 1982 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1982 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N1969J, operated by J.d. Abrams, Inc., was involved in an incident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Int'l (ELP)
- Coordinates
- 31.7991, -106.3608
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421B
- Registration
- N1969J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- J.d. Abrams, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Austin → Milwaukee
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82IA331
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
N1969J IS A 1974 CESSNA 421B MODIFIED BY A RILEY CONVERSION KIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH ABOUT 1900 FT MSL WHEN, WITHOUT PREVIOUS WARNING, IT YAWED LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT THEN IMMEDIATELY YAWED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN TO PRODUCE A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. THE RIGHT ENGINE THEN EXPLODED. ENGINE DEBRIS PENETRATED THE CABIN WALL AND WINDOWS AND STRUCK THE PILOT CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT SECURED THE RT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND LANDED AT EL PASO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE POWER TURBINE WHEEL HAD DISINTEGRATED INFLIGHT. INTERNAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A BROKEN N2 ACCESSORY IDLER GEAR WHICH EXHIBITED A FATIGUE FRACTURE. A LOOSE NUT SECURING THE N2 ACCESSORY IDLER GEAR AND N2 SPEED DISC ALLOWED RELATIVE MOVEMENT AND WEAR OF THESE PARTS. FATIGUE OF THE IDLER GEAR CAUSED A LOSS OF DRIVE TO THE OVERSPEED GOVERNOR AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO OVERSPEED. THE MANUFACTURER IS REDESIGNING THE ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Atlas Plastics Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Cessna 421C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Joanne Lecraw | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | Cotulla, Texas, United States | Oklahoma Acft. Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | Performance Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1982 | Cessna 421C | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Morris Trading Corp. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |